The key facts

  • Houthis claim a strike with two ballistic missiles on the al-Tuwal area of Jazan province on November 13
  • The group also claims attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a pump station on the East–West pipeline
  • The Saudi side has not confirmed these statements; whether the strike is linked to earlier civil defense warnings remains unclear

Houthi statement on the strike on Jazan

Yemen's Houthi movement said that on November 13, a Friday, it struck military concentration areas in the al-Tuwal district of Jazan province in southern Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen. The Reuters agency reported this, citing a statement by the group.

Declared targets and Riyadh's position

In a separate statement, the Houthis claim they also attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a pump station on the East–West pipeline. Saudi Arabia has not yet confirmed these claims. The strike on Jazan occurred several hours after the country's civil defense service announced that the danger in the province had passed; whether the attack is connected to the earlier warnings remains unclear.

Context

Jazan province is home to an oil refinery owned by Saudi Aramco with a capacity of 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Southern areas of Saudi Arabia, including military facilities and energy infrastructure, have previously been subjected to Houthi missile and drone attacks.